1.the four unique features: picturesque rocks, legendary pines, the sea of clouds and hotsprings “四绝”：巧石、奇松、云海、温泉

2. the forbidden city 紫禁城

3. gate of supreme harmony 太和门

4. hall of supreme harmony 太和殿

5. hall of central harmony 中和殿

6. hall of preserved harmony 保和殿

7. hall of literary harmony 文华殿

8. hall of martial valour 武英殿

9. pavilion of literary source 文渊阁

10. complete library of the four treasures of knowledge 四库全书

11. west lake, hangzhou 杭州西湖

12. in heaven there is paradise, on earth hangzhou and suzhou. “上有天堂，下有苏杭。”

13. i would like to compare west lake to xi shi, the ancient beauty.

14. charming she looks whether richly made up or only slightly so. “欲把西湖比西子，浓妆淡抹总相宜。”

15. mogao grottoes/caves,dunhuang 敦煌莫高窟

16. murals 壁画

17. painted sculptures 彩绘

18. singing sands mountain鸣沙山

19. the crescent moon lake 月牙泉

20. three gorges on the yangtze river 长江三峡

21. qutang gorge 瞿塘峡

22. wu gorge 巫峡

23. xiling gorge 西陵峡

24. guilin, guangxi 广西桂林